Vehicle wheel-rim.



J. A. ANGLADA.

VEHICLE WHEEL RIM.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 1,1910.

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1,100,861. Patented June 23, 1914.

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VEHICLE WHEEL RIM.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l, 1910. I 1,100, 1 Patented June 23, 1914 3 SEEETS-SHEET 2.

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VEHICLE WHEEL RIM.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1, 1910.

Patented June 23, 1914;

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JOSEPH A. ANGLADA, F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 'I'O UNIVERSAL RIM COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

VEHICLE WHEEL-RIM.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 1, 1910. Serial No. 580,099.

rim ada ted to be detachably secured to thewhcel o a vehicle, more especially to that of an automobile. I

My invention provides a novel collapsible 16 tire-carrying rim which with the tire, mayv be removed as a unit rom the wheel, the rim being then collapsed in order to permit the ready removal of the tire therefrom.

My new tire-carrying rim is a unitary- 29 structure having no separable parts to become lost or mlslaid when the'rim is demountcd, and may be designed to accommodate either a clencher or Dunlop type of tire.

25 My rim belongs to that type in which the tire-carrying rim is itself transversely split at a plurality of points, means being pro-,

vided for effecting. the collapse or shortening in one direction of the diameter of the rim when it is desired to remove a tire therefrom.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this-specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved tire-carrying rim in extended position; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the rim in collapsed POSI- tion; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectlonal view of the rim at one of the points where it is split illustratin the uniting means; F1g. 4 is a plan view 0 the structure shown 1n Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail plan view ofthe linkage used to connect the ends of the mm; Fig. 6 is aside fragmentary elevation of a portion of a vehicle wheel equipped wlth my device; Fig. 7 is a transverse sect1onal new on line VII-VII of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 1s a side elevation of the tire-carrying rim show 1ng means for effecting its collapse; Flg. 1s a sectional view on line IX-IX of F1g. 8;

0 Fig. is a view similar to Fig. 9, showing the rim collapsed. V

Referring to the drawings in detail, the

numeral 1 designates a t1re-carrymg mm s lit at two points 2 and 3 lying substan- 55 t ally'on a diameter. The rim 1s adapted to be mounted on avehicle wheel 4, having the felly 5 and the telly band 6 permanently attached thereto, by means of the wedge memher 7. Mounted upon the tire-carrying rim is the tire 8. The wedge member 7 includes a plurality of wedges 9 arranged circumferentially about the felly and adapted to be clamped into operative position by means of the bolt 10 passing through the felly and the nut 11 mounted on the-end of the bolt.

Joining the ends of the rim at each point where it is split is a link 12 pivoted at 13 and 14, respectively, to the straps 15 and 16 fastened by means of the rivets 17 and 18, or in any other suitable manner, to the adjacent ends of the rim. Formed upon the strap 16 is the turned-up flange 19 entering a slot 20 in the rim. Upon the other end is another flange 21 also entering a slot in the rim. The adjacent portion of the link member has the flange 22 entering the same slot, and at its other end the flange 23 which, together with the shoulder 24, enters a slot 25 in the rim. It will thus be seen. that when the rimis in operative position, the ends being circumferent-ially alined as illustrated in detail in Fig. 3, any strain coming upon the rim will be transmitted directly to the strap member 16, no strain being brought to bear upon the pivots at the joints of the straps with the link. At the same time this construction provides a structure which is economical of space and requires a minimum clearance between the tire-carrying rim and the felly band. Afiixed to the externalsurface of the rim.is.the protective plate 26 fastened in place by the rivets 27, or in any other suitable manner. This late has a section 28 projecting beyond t e end of the section of the rim 'to which it is fastened. When therim is in osition to be placed upon the wheel, the e ge '29 of this rotective plate abuts against a similar p ate 30 fixed to the adjacent end of the rim by the rivets 31, or in any other suitable manner. These plates cooperate to prevent the en: trance of moisture or any foreign substance into the tire at the point where the rim is split. It is not necessary to make their width equal to the total width of the rim, as the beads of the tire will be suflicient to accomplish this result at the edges. In order to demount a tire from the wheel, the wedges 9 are withdrawmpermittingg the tire and the tire-carrying rim to be removed as aunit.

The rim is then collapsed -a position similar to thatillustrated in Fig. 2, one section slidin past the .other, which action is' made possi le by the linka e connecting the adjacent ends of the rim w split. By collapsing the rim its effective diameter in one direction is sub stantially decreased, and it is then possibleto remove the tire fromthe rimfwith case. It is common heavy'tiresit is a diflicult matter to spring the tire from under the clenches. of an ordinary clencher rim having the same-crosssection as the rim illustrated. Myinvention eiiiciently overcomes the prior objection to clencher rims having the clehchespermanently fixed to thebody of the rim, and is so designed that an ordinary clencher rim may be easily altered into a collapsible rim ofmy improved type.

- While it is possible to collapse rims of even the largest sizes customarily used in automobile service Without the use'of tools.

I find it advisable in some cases with thelargest sizes to use a tool such as is illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10. This tool comprises a modified toggle having the arms 32 and 33 engaging opposite sections of the rim near the points where it is split. By

. applyin 'to' the le ver a force in a downward, direction 34:, the ends'of the toggle arms will be forced away from each other and .the rim collapsed into the position shown diagrammatically in broken lines in Fig. 8.

While I have illustrated only one modifiere the-latter is claim:

in this manner knowledge that with large andv cation of my rim, 1 do not wish to be limited thereto, as my. invention is obviously of broad application.

Having thus 1. A detachable rim for vehicle .wheels transversely split at av lurality of points,

and linkage connecting t e adjacent ends of the rimand permitting one section of the rim to slide past, the remainder.

2. A detachable rim =for vehicle wheels transversely split at two points substantially described my invention, 1'

diametrically opposite, and linkage joining pivoted the rim near the inner periphery thereof one member of which spans t e split in ther1m,'and when in operative position engages the rim on either side of the split.

5. A detachable rim for vehicle ,wheels' transversely split at two points substantially diametrically opposite, and linkage pivoted to the adjacent ends of the rim at the inner periphery ithereof.

I JOSEPH A. ANGLADA.. Witnesses:

JOHN F. Pawn, OLIVER Wnmmms. 

